Hi! I'm Michael, a research scientist at Adobe Research London. My research focuses on intelligent optimization, inverse rendering and 3D understanding. I am also finalizing my PhD at UCL, supervised by Tobias Ritschel and Niloy Mitra.

I received my B.Sc. in Aerospace Information Technology from the University of Wuerzburg, under the supervision of Sergio Montenegro. Subsequently, I completed my M.Sc. in Computer Science with focus on intelligent systems as a honors student and have been working with Konstantin Kobs and Andreas Hotho. Moreover, I spent a semester abroad at UDG in Guadalajara, Mexico.

During the summer of 2024, I interned at Adobe Research London as a research scientist working on 3D-consistent material-selection with Valentin Deschaintre! In 2023, I spent some time at Meta Reality Labs in Redmond, Washington, where I joined the Neural / Inverse Rendering team around Carl Marshall and Zhao Dong as a summer intern to work on NeRF Analogies. I've also interned at MBDA Germany, where I worked on reinforcement-learning based swarm control. My hobbies include travelling, climbing, cooking, diving and making music! Feel free to check out my social media - links are provided to the left of this page.


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